Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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How generative AI for healthcare is similar to—and different from—its conventional older cousin

The National Academy of Medicine considers some pertinent ins and outs of GenAI. 

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Healthcare AI newswatch: RFK Jr. for animal-saving AI, Dr. Oz’s big plans for AI at CMS, more

The Department of Health and Human Services is looking to replace lab animals with AI models. Even more bullish on AI is the new boss at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 

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GenAI adopters tentative now but confident soon: Survey

GenAI initiatives are complex and—in some cases—costly. “As such, the main rationale for pursuing them needs to be business growth, not workforce reductions.” 

Consumers nudge providers to improve patient engagement—personally and digitally

The authors of the survey report note that AI tools mentioned by respondents run the gamut from automated appointment reminders to dynamic “care gap” messaging. 

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Healthcare AI newswatch: Silent AI threats, overeager clinical AI, trustworthy AI therapists, more

Some AI decision-support models have a proclivity for recommending aggressive care pathways. And doing so on the basis of patient demographics, not medical necessity.

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Ambient scribe technology all the rage despite uneven interest and ‘still imperfect’ performance

As applications of AI spread rapidly across healthcare, ambient scribes are poised to become one of the fastest technology adoptions in the history of the sector. 

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Healthcare AI newswatch: Fail-fast AI skunk works, writerly doctors avoiding AI scribes, more

Is trial and error any way for a sprawling health system to roll out AI? Duke Health’s chief medical information officer believes so. 

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Epic, Microsoft lead the AI vendor charge into healthcare: KLAS

Many if not most hospitals and other provider organizations take a decided interest in what their peer institutions are doing with AI. A major motivator for the keen curiosity is gauging how well one is keeping up with the Joneses. So to speak.